William John Barrett
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in action on 17 aug 43, flying aboard 42-29559 "Stupntakit"
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Added by: patootie 2/24/2013
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29559 'Stupntakit'. Killed in Action (KIA).
2 other crew members were killed; 4 were seriously wounded and made prisoner (POW); 3 others managed to evade capture, but one of them was caught just before reaching Spain. See the evaders' pages at www.evasioncomete.be (search on 42-29559)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14047770
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729586
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18060759
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729677
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 11 October 1908 | |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | 10 April 1942 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near Testelt, Belgium | 17 August 1943 | Was in the plane when it blew up. His remains were found in the wreckage and buried at the Saint-Trond (Sint-Truiden), Belgium, military cemetery on 19 August 1943. After the war, they were transferred to the Ardennes American military cemetery. |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | William Barrett rests at Plot A, Row 35, Grave 6 |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 278
American Battle Monuments Commission
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 278 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database